Man Who Murdered Arizona Pastor in ‘Crucifixion-Style’ Killing Sentenced to Life

Man Who Murdered Arizona Pastor in ‘Crucifixion-Style’ Killing Sentenced to Life

Adam Sheafe, the man who confessed to the grisly murder of Arizona Pastor Bill Schonemann, has been sentenced to life in prison.

Woman sentenced to life for murder of Shops at RedBird cookie shop owner

Rashonda Lowe pleaded guilty to murdering cookie shop owner Jaime Rokkett, then a Dallas County jury sentenced her to life in prison.

Suspect in Crucifixion of AZ Pastor Receives Huge Prison Sentence

The suspect in the crucifixion-style murder of a beloved Arizona pastor has been denied his goal of receiving the death

Man sentenced to life in prison for crucifixion-style murder of pastor

A judge has sentenced Adam Sheafe to life in prison for killing Pastor Bill Schonemann, 76, in a crucifixion-style attack inside Schonemann’s New River, Arizona, home in April 2025.

Arizona Man Sentenced to Natural Life for Pastor’s Murder in Plot Targeting Christian Leaders – Christian News & Investigative Reports

CNIR | Christian News & Investigative Reports NEW RIVER, Ariz. — An Arizona man who admitted killing a 76-year-old pastor as part of a broader plan to target Christian religious leaders has been sentenced to natural life in prison plus an additional 102 years, bringing one of the nation’s more disturbing recent attacks involving a Christian minister to a legal conclusion. Adam Sheafe was sentenced Friday, August 14, 2026, for the murder of Willi…

Arizona man who kills pastor pleads guilty, gets life plus 102 years and avoids possible death sentence

Adam Sheafe, who planned to start a religiously motivated killing spree by murdering Arizona pastor William “Bill” Schonemann, was sentenced Friday to natural life plus 102 years in prison. The sentence followed a June plea agreement in which Maricopa County prosecutors took the death penalty off the table. Sheafe pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and […]